VHS marching band wins 1st place

MILLVILLE – The Vineland High School Marching Clan, directed by William McDevitt, won first place in the Patriot Division of the Millville Cavalcade Festival of Bands on Oct. 4 at Wheaton Field. The band earned a score of 81.45.

The Patriot Division includes bands with 91 or more members, representing the largest marching units in the Cavalcade of Bands Association.

Overall, the Marching Clan placed second out of 12 bands competing in Millville.

The band is led on the field by drum majors Timothy Satterfield and Zachary Watson.

The 2014 field show, “A Brave New World,” features music from Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 9, The New World Symphony.”